Guidebook to Fitzroy
Food scene
Freshly baked bread, great coffee and smoothies.
Brunch or lunch
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Faraday's Cage
325-329 Gore StFreshly baked bread, great coffee and smoothies.
Brunch or lunch
Bentwood Fitzroy Cafe
237 Napier StDelicious food, beautiful industrial design
Healthy, delicious gormet food.
Eat in or take-away section.
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Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith StHealthy, delicious gormet food.
Eat in or take-away section.
Great place for a drink and overlook the city from the rooftop
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Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StGreat place for a drink and overlook the city from the rooftop
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude StDelicious food, friendly staff
Hip cafe, open early, serving light, seasonal meals by day, and a wine bar serving nibbles at night.
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Self Preservation
70 Bourke StHip cafe, open early, serving light, seasonal meals by day, and a wine bar serving nibbles at night.
Babka
358 Brunswick StIncredible bread, cakes and pastries
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge StThis vegan hit took Fitzroy by storm
You cannot visit Fitzroy and not eat at this institution. The bearnaise sauce is a must at breakfast, and at dinner don't go past the spaghetti frutti di mare
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Marios
303 Brunswick StYou cannot visit Fitzroy and not eat at this institution. The bearnaise sauce is a must at breakfast, and at dinner don't go past the spaghetti frutti di mare
Shimbashi Japanese Soba & Sake Bar Restaurant
140 Smith StFor the serious soba aficionado
The great value 'sit back and feed me' banquet will leave you full for days
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Bon Ap' Petit Bistro
193 Brunswick StThe great value 'sit back and feed me' banquet will leave you full for days
Best bahn mi in town known for its crispy pork and vegan menu
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Trang Bakery and Cafe
382 Smith StBest bahn mi in town known for its crispy pork and vegan menu
Delicious coffee, friendly staff. Tasty pies, cakes, sandwiches, cardamom buns.
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Falco Bakery
288 Smith StDelicious coffee, friendly staff. Tasty pies, cakes, sandwiches, cardamom buns.
Sightseeing
Beautiful place to have a picnic. Little workshops and stores, as well as a gallery, restaurants, and much more!
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Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers StBeautiful place to have a picnic. Little workshops and stores, as well as a gallery, restaurants, and much more!
Numerous exhibitions to see. Most are free while some other extraordinary ones need a ticket.
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I-National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdNumerous exhibitions to see. Most are free while some other extraordinary ones need a ticket.
Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
100 Birdwood AveNative and exotic plants
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street MallRod Laver Arena
200 Olympic BlvdAustralian Open in tennis in the summer
Enjoy the wildlife, majestic landscaping and ornamental features of these heritage-listed gardens, a popular picnic area for locals and museum visitors.
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Carlton Gardens
Enjoy the wildlife, majestic landscaping and ornamental features of these heritage-listed gardens, a popular picnic area for locals and museum visitors.
Fitzroy Gardens is one of Melbourne’s most historic and beautiful Gardens. Points of interest include floral displays in the Conservatory. Cooks Cottage, a scarred tree, the Fairies’ Tree and model tudor village, sculptures, fountains and a stormwater cleaning and re-use system.
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Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington ParadeFitzroy Gardens is one of Melbourne’s most historic and beautiful Gardens. Points of interest include floral displays in the Conservatory. Cooks Cottage, a scarred tree, the Fairies’ Tree and model tudor village, sculptures, fountains and a stormwater cleaning and re-use system.
At Melbourne Museum, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre is a meeting place for Koorie people and for visitors interested in Aboriginal culture.
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I-Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StAt Melbourne Museum, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre is a meeting place for Koorie people and for visitors interested in Aboriginal culture.
Perfect place to pick up a momento or gift from a local artisan
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Fitzroy Market
87 Rose StPerfect place to pick up a momento or gift from a local artisan
Neighbourhoods
A lively suburb with a bohemian reputation, Fitzroy’s eclectic bars and restaurants are popular with students, artists and young professionals. Street art covers the narrow backstreets, where small galleries sit alongside corner pubs and terrace houses. Smith Street and Brunswick Street are trendy retail and nightlife strips, while Gertrude Street is known for its design and art-supply stores, wine bars and delicious food.
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Fitzroy
A lively suburb with a bohemian reputation, Fitzroy’s eclectic bars and restaurants are popular with students, artists and young professionals. Street art covers the narrow backstreets, where small galleries sit alongside corner pubs and terrace houses. Smith Street and Brunswick Street are trendy retail and nightlife strips, while Gertrude Street is known for its design and art-supply stores, wine bars and delicious food.
Lygon Street is Melourne's 'Little Italy' – the place where Melbourne's famous cafe culture was born. Delicious pasta, pizza, gelato. And arthouse Cinema Nova showing classics and new films.
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Carlton
Lygon Street is Melourne's 'Little Italy' – the place where Melbourne's famous cafe culture was born. Delicious pasta, pizza, gelato. And arthouse Cinema Nova showing classics and new films.
Melbourne is a lively, exciting city. The CBD has plenty of clubs, bars, restaurants and chic eateries on its street art–plastered laneways. Shoppers throng the ornate 19th-century arcades and sprawling Queen Victoria Market, known for its gourmet food halls. Federation Square offers Australian art at the Ian Potter Centre.
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CBD
Melbourne is a lively, exciting city. The CBD has plenty of clubs, bars, restaurants and chic eateries on its street art–plastered laneways. Shoppers throng the ornate 19th-century arcades and sprawling Queen Victoria Market, known for its gourmet food halls. Federation Square offers Australian art at the Ian Potter Centre.
Gertrude Street
Gertrude StreetLocal designers and upmarket eateries
Brunswick Street
Brunswick StreetAs famous for its bars and eateries as it is for its shops
Smith Street
Smith StreetThe grungie, cultural vein of Fitzroy and Collingwood